After spending the past three years trying to figure out the answers to my health issues, primarily my digestive issues, I realized the importance of trusting your own intuition when healing your body. I firmly believe each and every one of us has the answers and power within us to heal our bodies. When our bodies are sick, they are telling us something and we need to listen up.

When I first started having digestive issues I started my path to healing my seeing a General Practice MD. She came running in, seemingly in a rush to write some prescriptions for me and get on with her next appointment. I told her about my constant bloating and overall fatigue. She told me I probably just needed to eat more fiber. I told her I was a vegetarian and my life was fiber. She went on to say one of her patients took 16 scoops of Citrucil for her digestive issues My eyes widened and I wondered how someone could consume 16 daily scoops of orange colored grossness. I shuttered at the thought.
 
I walked out of my appointment with three prescriptions, although I wasn't sure why I needed prescriptions for depression, anxiety, and something for stomach spasms? I felt defeated and didn't no where to turn next.

After some contemplation I decided to see an MD who specialized in more holistic medicine. When I sat down with this MD I said right away, "If you tell me I just need to eat more fiber, my stomach will spontaneously combust right before your eyes." Luckily the MD had a sense of humor and he just laughed and said he would hold off on recommending I eat more fiber until he better understood my case. The MD suggested I keep a food diary and determine what foods were causing me problems. This seemed fair although I was already eating a limited diet and it seemed everything caused my stomach to become bloated.

I ended up relocating out of state so I didn't see the Holistic MD again, although I very much appreciated him taking a full hour to meet with me and understand everything that was going on in my life. So often doctors don't assess a patient's whole picture, but rather try to treat an illness with a band-aid approach. In my case, the drugs I was prescribed by the first MD I saw wouldn't have helped my situation, and in fact, the drugs would have probably made my situation worse by causing my body to be contaminated with foreign substances.

After seeing a number of other doctors, I finally decided to look inside and also try alternative healing practices, such as acupuncture, stomach masages, and nutritional consultations with NDs.

The answers to my health issues have come from within, with some guidance from very intuitive healing professionals. It always seemed that I ended up meeting the right person at just the right time. Someone would tell me to read a certain book, try a supplement, or eliminate something from my diet. The universe is funny that way. When we are open to receiving answers, the answers easily come.

Trust the answers to your illness will come. Trust that you have the answers to your illness within you. Healing your body takes effort, a lot of patience, and most importantly, a positive attitude. Our bodies want to remain in a perfect state of health. Once we start working with our bodies, instead of against them, our health will be restored.

Colleen Canney is a Career, Life, and Wellness Coach based in Milwaukee, WI. If you are interested in scheduling a FREE coaching consultation with Colleen, please contact her at colleencanney@live.com. For more information on Colleen's coaching services, please visit www.colleencanney.com.

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